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PSS Graduate Student Directory

Students

 

* Major concentrations in the Department of Plant & Soil Science are:

PSS - Plant & Soil Science

HSCI - Horticulture Science

SMGT - Soil Management

 

Name Major* Research Topic Contact
Adhikari, Benju PSS   Benju.Adhikari@ttu.edu
Adon, Md. Mobinul Haque PSS   MH.Adon@ttu.edu
Agrawal, Khusboo PSS   khuagraw@ttu.edu
Albeldano, Walter PSS   walbelda@ttu.edu
Ahmad, Bilal HSCI   bilaahma@ttu.edu
Ahmed, Md. Shahabuddin (Shams) PSS   mdshahme@ttu.edu
Alemar, Zelalem Adane PSS Cotton seed characteristics leading to germination and emergence zalemar@ttu.edu
Allen, Kevin PSS Symbiotic germination of dormant and pre-dormant seeds of three North American terrestrial orchids. kevallen@ttu.edu
Alonge, Faith PSS   falonge@ttu.edu
Anik, Touhidur Rahman PSS Crop Science tanik@ttu.edu
Arcelay-Sanchez, Diego PSS Soil Science darcelay@ttu.edu
Awais, Muhammad PSS   M.Awais@ttu.edu
Awtrey, James PSS   jawtrey@ttu.edu
Bangari, Mayank Pratap Singh PSS   mbangari@ttu.edu
Barrera Duarte, Claudio Cessar PSS   Claudio.Barrera@ttu.edu
Benedict, Francesca PSS   fbenedic@ttu.edu
Beneton, Karina PSS   kbeneton@ttu.edu
Benson, Ifekristi PSS   Ifekristi.Benson@ttu.edu
Best, Benjamin PSS   Benjamin.H.Best@ttu.edu
Bharati, Srijana PSS   sbharati@ttu.edu
Bhatta, Sandesh PSS Assessing the effect of novel wastewater based products on soil health and plant growth.  sandbhat@ttu.edu
Bhuiyan, Md. Harunur Rashid PSS Developing Correction Methods for New Fibrogram-based Length Measurements Md-Harunur-Rashid.Bhuiyan@ttu.edu
Boone, Tiffanne HSCI   tifboone@ttu.edu
Bowens, Kayla PSS   kabowens@ttu.edu
Brewer, Danielle HSCI   daniebre@ttu.edu
Brzozowske, Elizabeth PSS   ebrzozow@ttu.edu
Burge, Jessy Karina HSCI   jeburge@ttu.edu
Caprini Sagirato, Andrea PSS   acaprini@ttu.edu
Carter, Ethan PSS   etcarter@ttu.edu
Chakkalakkal Sabu, Anjana PSS   achakkal@ttu.edu
Cheng, Guanyun PSS   guanyun.cheng@ttu.edu
Chowdhury, Tahsin Tanha PSS   tahsicho@ttu.edu
Colley, Autumn HSCI   acolley@ttu.edu
Cox, Byron HSCI   byroncox@ttu.edu
Coyle, Katherine Anne PSS   Katherine.Coyle@ttu.edu
Curbelo-Lopez, Noelia Estela PSS   nocurbel@ttu.edu
Cushman, Kevin PSS Exploring the phenotypic, genomic, and epigenomic diversity through alloployploidization and domestication of a subset (A1, A2, D5, AD1, and AD2) from the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) cotton collection. kevin.cushman@ttu.edu
d'Agostino, Leonidas PSS Understanding the Dynamics of Soybean Root Nodule Development Using Single Cell Transcriptome Technology. ldagosti@ttu.edu
Datta, Prantika PSS   pradatta@ttu.edu
Davis, Madison HSCI   dav91789@ttu.edu
Deshmukh, Vaishnavi Vilasrao PSS   vaishdes@ttu.edu
Dhar, Avinash PSS   avdhar@ttu.edu
Dickinson, Derek HSCI   dedickin@ttu.edu
Donet, Benjamin Charles PSS   bedonet@ttu.edu
Drake, Phiala HSCI   pdrake@ttu.edu
Emon, Imran Hassan   Dissolution of cotton linters and conversion to bioproducts.  iemon@ttu.edu
Faigenblat, Jennifer HSCI Duckweed's Potential for Environmental Adaptation: Exploring Plasticity across Nutrient Environments Jennifer.Faigenblat@ttu.edu
Falls, Eric HSCI   erfalls@ttu.edu
Farkhondehnia, Houra PSS   hfarkhon@ttu.edu
Fielding, Erin PSS   rit78832@ttu.edu
Fischel, Lee PSS Impact of Multispecies Cover Crops, No-Tillage and Cotton-Sorghum Rotation on Soil-Water Dynamics: An Environmental and Economic Analysis. lee.fischel@ttu.edu
Flores Tinoco, Valeria PSS   vflorest@ttu.edu
Fokar, Mohamed Hamza PSS   Hamza.Fokar@ttu.edu
Franks, Sheridan Drake PSS   sherfran@ttu.edu
Frausto, Moises PSS CRISPRa-based circuits to reprogram plant roots in respone to phosphate stress. mofraust@ttu.edu
Gaus-Bowling, Teresa PSS Identification and Validation of Genetic Markers for Disease Resistance in Peanuts. (CRSC) teresa.gaus-bowling@ttu.edu
Gonzalez, Vylynda Cypriana PSS   vylynda.c.Gonzalez@ttu.edu
Gudino, Maximus PSS   mgudino@ttu.edu
Hall, Ashlynn Leigh PSS   mgudino@ttu.edu
Hanzelka, Seth PSS   hal75406@ttu.edu
Haroon, Muhammad PSS   muhharoo@ttu.edu
Hart, Emma PSS Elemental changes in soils treated with manure and produced water under variable environmental conditions Emma.Schmidt@ttu.edu
Hasan, Md. Mehedi PSS   mdmeheha@ttu.edu
Herrera, Beatriz Maria PSS Cellulose Surface Chemistry Effects on Endothelial Cells for Tissue Engineering. beatrizh@ttu.edu
Herrerea, Omar PSS   omherrer@ttu.edu
Hossain, Md. Hasibul PSS   mdhhossa@ttu.edu
Hu, Manman PSS   mahu@ttu.edu
Huda, Md. Monjurul PSS Investigating the underlying determinants of seed dormancy in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) mdhuda@ttu.edu
Ismaili, Adriana HSCI   aismaili@ttu.edu
Jordan, Madeline PSS   madelinj@ttu.edu
Kambampati, Sharathchandra PSS   skambamp@ttu.edu
Kanwal, Ifrah PSS   ikanwal@ttu.edu
Kaur, Ramneet PSS   ramneet.kaur@ttu.edu
Keller, Kevin HSCI   kevkelle@ttu.edu
Khadka, Priyambada PSS   prikhadk@ttu.edu
Knodel (Sawvell), Kassidy PSS   ksawvell@ttu.edu
Kohler, John PSS   John.Kohler@ttu.edu
Kumar, Pradeep PSS   pradkuma@ttu.edu
Kumar, Pranav PSS   prankuma@ttu.edu
Kuykendall, Emily HSCI   emily.kuykendall@ttu.edu
Lamb, Micayla Page PSS   miclamb@ttu.edu
Lambert, Alyssa SMGT   alyslamb@ttu.edu
Lankireddy, Sri Harsha Vardhan Reddy PSS   srlankir@ttu.edu
Lekkala, Sai Krishna PSS   salekkal@ttu.edu
Leonard, Wendy PSS   wenleona@ttu.edu
Liang, Yan PSS   liayan@ttu.edu
Limeneh, Derseh Yilie PSS Sustainable biochemical fractionation of structural polymersfrom south high plains agricultural feedstock.  dlimeneh@ttu.edu
Liu, He PSS   He.Liu@ttu.edu
Lorico, Carmela PSS   clorico@ttu.edu
Lovejoy, Jenelle PSS   jelovejo@ttu.edu
Lovell, Mylea PSS Crop Phenotypic Evaluation and Selection Using High Throughput Phenotyping System.  Mylea.Lovell@ttu.edu
Luna Jr., Cruz PSS   cruzluna@ttu.edu
Mallard, Aliyah HSCI   almallar@ttu.edu
Mamani Escobar, Rosario Andrea PSS   rmamanie@ttu.edu
Mayer, Kimberly HSCI   kimayer@ttu.edu
McCollum, William (Keegan) PSS   wimccoll@ttu.edu
Mclendon, Kristy SMGT   krmclend@ttu.edu
Mc Nab Tome, Nicholas Matthew PSS   nimcnab@ttu.edu
Mim, Mahjabin Ferdaous PSS   mmim@ttu.edu
Momtaz, Milia PSS   mmomtaz@ttu.edu
Monge Flores, Ana Elise PSS   amongefl@ttu.edu
Munoz, Sharone HSCI   shamunoz@ttu.edu
Naapoal, Charles PSS   cnaapoal@ttu.edu
Nainabasti, Anjal PSS   anainaba@ttu.edu
Najera Gonzalez, Hector R. PSS Development of a Chemical switch to improve Phosphorus assimilation and usage efficiency in plants Hector.Najera Gonzalez@ttu.edu
Narava, Sowmya PSS   snarava@ttu.edu
Navinsky, Alexa PSS   anavinsk@ttu.edu
Newcomb, Banjamin PSS   ben.newcomb@ttu.edu
Nguyen, Anne HSCI   ngu67266@ttu.edu
Nguyen, Nguyen Chuong PSS Deciphering Molecular Mechanisms of Soybean Tolerance to individual and Combined Waterlogging and Cold Stresses at Early Growth Stage.   chuonguy@ttu.edu
Norman, Joseph (Steve) PSS Crop Science Joseph.Norman@ttu.edu
Nwoko, Chidinma Lois PSS   Chidinma.Nwoko@ttu.edu
Ohiaeri, Obumneke PSS Understanding the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Carbon Associated with Grassland Ecosystem Heterogeneity in a Changing Climate. oohiaeri@ttu.edu
Opena, Jeff Miranda PSS   Jeff.Opena@ttu.edu
Ortiz, Rebekah PSS Evaluation of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Planting Systems in the Texas High Plains. rebekah.ortiz@ttu.edu
Pagarani, Kanchan Dilip PSS   kpagaran@ttu.edu
Pahayo, Dexter PSS   dpahayo@ttu.edu
Pallavi PSS Establishing Efficient Transformation System and Understanding Sugarcane Aphid Resistance Mechanism in Sorghum. padhiman@ttu.edu
Panackal Shibu, Reshma PSS   rpanacka@ttu.edu
Panta, Srijana PSS Enhancing Strawberry Production within the Texas South Plains: Optimizing Cultivar Selection, Irrigation, Shade Management and Greenhouse Practices. Srijana.Panta@ttu.edu
Parada, Tony Adrian PSS   toparada@ttu.edu
Perez-Sanchez, Benjamin PSS   bperezsa@ttu.edu
Pham, Nhi Thi PSS   nhi.pham@ttu.edu
Pickartz, Aleah HSCI   apickart@ttu.edu
Porter, Chasity HSCI   chasipor@ttu.edu
Porter, Nathan PSS   nathan.porter@ttu.edu
Rahman, Faisal PSS   faisrahm@ttu.edu
Rahman, Faisal PSS Converting cottonseed meal to bioproducts. faisrahm@ttu.edu
Rasco, Jhun Laurence Samosa PSS   jhrasco@ttu.edu
Rupesh PSS   ru@ttu.edu
Sabbineni, Vindya PSS Physiological responses and stomata dynamics of sorghum under varied management conditions vsabbine@ttu.edu
Saddapalli, Teja PSS   Teja.Saddapalli@ttu.edu
Sagwal, Nilesh PSS   nsagwal@ttu.edu
Salgado, Jonathon PSS   jonsalga@ttu.edu
Salinas, Andrew PSS   sal03137@ttu.edu
Santibanes, Elijah PSS   esantiba@ttu.edu
Sapkota, Raju PSS   rajusapk@ttu.edu
Sawvell, Kassidy PSS   ksawvell@ttu.edu
Sepulveda, Sam HSCI   samsepul@ttu.edu
Schmidt, Emma PSS   Emma.Schmidt@ttu.edu
Shamsabadi, Amir Shahin PSS Biopolymer processing superficial liquid CO2 ashahins@ttu.edu
Shelton, Emily Grace PSS   emilshel@ttu.edu
Siders, Riley Nile PSS   risiders@ttu.edu
Silva Villatoro, Pablo Adolfo PSS   pablo.silva@ttu.edu
Singh, Manpreet PSS   manprees@ttu.edu
Singletary (Mills), Megan PSS Integrated Weed Management Strategies for Organic and Conventional Cotton in the Texas High Plains. Megan.Mills@ttu.edu
Smith, Taylor PSS   smi72727@ttu.edu
Sodhi, Gaganjot Singh PSS Enhancing Cotton Sustainability through Integrated Weed Management. gsodhi@ttu.edu
Soumen, Shejal PSS Development of Nutrient-Enriched Silage Sorghum through Strategic Crossbreeding and Marker-Assisted Selection. ssoumen@ttu.edu
Stephens, Christian (CJ) PSS Towards the incorporation of genetic diversity into cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L) utilizing distant germplasm. ste75012@ttu.edu
Stubbs, Kaitlyn Rose HSCI   kaistubb@ttu.edu
Subedi, Swagat PSS Modeling Soil Development Across Global Environmental  swsubedi@ttu.edu
Sun, Yazhou PSS   yazhou.sun@ttu.edu
Sunil, Anagha PSS Applications of Biopolymers in Agriculture asunil@ttu.edu
Tagaloguin, Paolo Montano PSS Harnessing Crop Wild Relatives for Stress Adaptation and Resilience. ptagalog@ttu.edu
Talukder, Shishir Kanti PSS   shtalukd@ttu.edu
Tiwari, Muskan PSS Breeding Evaluation and Molecular Approaches for Enhancing Reslience in leguminous crops under abiotic and biotic stress. mutiwari@ttu.edu
Tomar, Shraddha PSS   shrtomar@ttu.edu
Trevino, Jonah PSS From Signs to Success: Exploring the Purposes and Impacts of Signage in Community Garden Volunteerism.  jonah.trevino@ttu.edu
Truett, Louis HOLM   loutruet@ttu.edu
Turner, Courtney HSCI The effects of different exogenous sprays and compound solutions on cut flower vase life.  couturne@ttu.edu
Vargas, Katerina PSS Enhancing Vitamin C Biofortification in Lettuce and Microgreens for Improved Nutrition. katevarg@ttu.edu
Varikuti, Vaishnavi PSS   vvarikut@ttu.edu
Vaughn, Clay PSS   vau42454@ttu.edu
Vazquez Hernandez, Ketzalzin PSS   ketvazqu@ttu.edu
Veeranki, Premsai PSS   pveerank@ttu.edu
Vidanage, Vitiyala Vidanage Dona Nadeesha PSS   vvidanag@ttu.edu
Voruganti, Chakri PSS   cvorugan@ttu.edu
Walton, Cole Joseph PSS   colewalt@ttu.edu
Waugh, Bryce PSS   bwaugh@ttu.edu
Whitaker, Katie HSCI   whi89970@ttu.edu
Winterrowd, Avery HSCI   awinterr@ttu.edu
Wieber, Emily PSS   Emily.Wieber@ttu.edu
Wilson, Chloe HSCI   wil62588@ttu.edu
Wilson, Nicholas HSCI Native legume inoculum compatibility wil13250@ttu.edu
Woolard, Matthew Coleman (Cole) PSS Evaluation of Topramezone and L-glufosinate in an Axant ™ Flex Cotton System.  mawoolar@ttu.edu
Yadav, Himanshu PSS   hiyadav@ttu.edu
Yataghene, Sarra-Khalida PSS   syataghe@ttu.edu
Zaragoza, Amberly PSS   ambzarag@ttu.edu
Ziyaee, Atefeh PSS   aziyaee@ttu.edu

 

Last update: February 2026

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